“In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, be sure to put your oxygen mask on first before assisting others.” You’ve heard some variation of these words if you’ve flown on a plane. It basically means you need to take care of yourself first before you can help anyone, or you’ll be of no…
“No pain, no gain” is a mantra for many people who exercise, motivating them to lose weight or get in shape. Yet in other facets of our lives, we reflexively avoid pain, adversity and even uncertainty. A potential entrepreneur may hesitate to launch a startup because it could fail. A student may avoid law school…
It’s an inspiring time to be in health care, because we’re on the cusp of delivering to customers a personalized, secure and seamless experience. It’s known as interoperability. Interoperability is when your doctor has a complete picture of your health, including things like your health history, medication history, specialists you have seen, and even your…
It’s hard to get lost today. Yet sometimes you need to get lost to find something you didn’t expect. This happened to me a few months ago at New York’s Penn Station. I was traveling with my family, and we couldn’t find our train. We were lost, running late and stressed. I was fortunate to…
Great health is hard, and achieving a holistic sense of well-being – with a balanced sense of purpose, health, belonging and security – can be difficult. But my company is in the business of health, and we think our purpose includes leading by example to inspire positive change. In 2015, we announced our Bold Goal:…
Fear is used to influence how we behave, how we shop, how we save, what we eat, how much we exercise. From purchasing the safest car to baby-proofing our homes, fear drives us in many ways. But is fear effective in health? Yes, people will lose weight because they’re afraid of having a heart attack.…
To help my company reach its bold goal – to help the communities we serve be 20 percent healthier by 2020 because we make it easy for people to achieve their best health – I spend a great deal of time in these communities. I want a localized, firsthand understanding of the best practices that…
Tivity Health, Inc. (NASQ: TVTY) Chief Executive Officer Donato J. Tramuto and I recently teamed up to draft the following blog post. Health is personal. You might tell yourself that you alone have the power to make the lifestyle changes to eat better, exercise or meditate. But getting healthy doesn’t have to be a solo act, because many…
If I were to ask you about the forgotten soldiers of health care, you might think about hard-working nurses and clinicians, or the ER staff that works diligently through the night. While these professions are absolutely critical to our nation’s health care system, my thoughts go closer to home, to family. Think about how difficult…
The devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico challenged our country in ways we have not seen since Katrina made landfall more than 12 years ago. The impacted areas are still rebuilding, and we’re still taking stock of the damage. Florida and Texas, especially, are Humana country, and the latter is where I…
